Billionaire-owned high street close to 'UK's best chippy' is now a ghost town
- Posted on January 30, 2026
- By Express
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Billionaire-owned high street close to 'UK's best chippy' is now a ghost town

It was once hailed as an example of Britain's future, but today Newton Aycliffe is a 'ghost town of empty shops, lost potential and eerily-quiet streets'